half the body; half length
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
thunderous roar; roaring sound
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to rule; to govern; to administer
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
addition; annexation; appendage
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
flippant; saucy; know-all
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
four (long cylindrical things)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
living thing; organism; creature; biology
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
innumerable; countless; numberless
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
offense and defense; offence and defence
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
strutting; sticking out the chest
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
resolute; determined; bold
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
natural calamity; disaster
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result